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palaverous

palaverous adjective: verbose; wordy.

Adjective

palaverous (comparative more palaverous, superlative most palaverous)

  1. Verbose; wordy.

Forms of palaverous

comparativemore palaverous
superlativemost palaverous

Origin of palaverous

From palaver + -ous.

Questions about palaverous

What does palaverous mean?
Palaverous means verbose; wordy.
What part of speech is palaverous?
Palaverous is an adjective.

Words near palaverous in the dictionary

  1. palaverings
  2. palaverist
  3. palaverists
  4. palaverment
  5. palaverments
  6. palaverous
  7. palavers
  8. palawa kani
  9. Palawala
  10. Palawan
  11. Palawan bearcat

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